Quality of Life Comparison

If you lived in Burundi instead of Belgium, you would:

be 75.6% less likely to be obese

In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese. In Burundi, that number is 5.4% of people.

live 20.2 years less

In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women). In Burundi, that number is 61 years (59 years for men, 63 years for women).

Economy

make 98.5% less money

Belgium has a GDP per capita of $46,600, while in Burundi, the GDP per capita is $700.

be 4.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Belgium, 15.1% live below the poverty line. In Burundi, however, that number is 64.6%.

Life

have 3.7 times more children

In Belgium, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people. In Burundi, there are 41.3 babies per 1,000 people.

be 101.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Belgium, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor. In Burundi, 712.0 women do.

be 17.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Belgium, approximately 3.4 children die before they reach the age of one. In Burundi, on the other hand, 58.8 children do.

Basic Needs

be 95.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Belgium, 100% of the population has electricity access. In Burundi, 5% of the population do.

be 94.0% less likely to have internet access

In Belgium, approximately 86.5% of the population has internet access. In Burundi, about 5.2% do.

be 24.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Belgium, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas). In Burundi, that number is 76% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas).

Expenditures

spend 18.2% less on education

Belgium spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education. Burundi spends 5.4% of total GDP on education.

spend 29.2% less on healthcare

Belgium spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare. In Burundi, that number is 7.5% of GDP.

Burundi: At a glance

Burundi is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 25,680 sq km. Burundi's first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office, triggering widespread ethnic violence between Hutu and Tutsi factions. More than 200,000 Burundians perished during the conflict that spanned almost a dozen years. Hundreds of thousands of Burundians were internally displaced or became refugees in neighboring countries. An internationally brokered power-sharing agreement between the Tutsi-dominated government and the Hutu rebels in 2003 paved the way for a transition process that led to an integrated defense force, established a new constitution in 2005, and elected a majority Hutu government in 2005. The government of President Pierre NKURUNZIZA, who was reelected in 2010, continues to face many political and economic challenges.